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Thank you atomic!!!
I read every post, every tip and document I could find on this site -- And tried to apply everything, but wasn't perfect and was nervous I didn't do a PERFECT sway... but it still worked!
I conceived this baby boy when my daughter was 1 year old and still breastfeeding.
Just wanted to say THANK YOU and sending blue dust for the those swaying blue <3 :bluecheer:
Oh that's great, thank you so much for updating us!!! Enjoy every moment!
That amazing news, enjoy every second of him:)
Congratulations. Good news.
Please share with us.. what you did and didnt in the past few weeks before ttc. I am looking to ttc may/june
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Thank you atomic, tillytys, and Jazmin.
Here's what I was nervous about:
1. I was still breastfeeding my 1 year old daughter... but it was just one time a day. Two at the most. I know breastfeeding sways pink and twins.
2. I started the HED and my "swaying plan" with all the tips I found in here on November 6 and ovulated/TTC on the 1st of December. I was nervous this was not enough time.
3. I did not take any supplements (aside from folic acid), no meds nor used any pressed.
4. My husband does a lot of sports (including cycling and involving sweating a lot and being on high temperatures). From the research that I made, "boy" sperm dies more easily on high temperatures and by the impact of cycling.
5. Did the BD only on the day I got my positive OPK and the next day. Just those two days and one time on each day. TMI: did it in positions that favors boy.
6. This was a big one: did not had the big "O". I was VERY nervous trying to do everything on my "boy" checklist and had too much on my mind.
7. In my sway I included a lot of full fat dairy because I trust atomic.... but other sites mentioned it swayed pink. When TTC my first daughter I did not have dairy at all. I preferred almond milk and reduced fat cheeses.
What I made sure I did correctly:
1. HED. I really focused on consuming as much nutrients as I could. I had a "checklist" on my phone notes with all the foods that were recommended and tried to include them as much as I could. I did gain a few pounds.
2. Had breakfast every single morning and tried to not go so long without food. When TTC my first daughter, I did not eat breakfast and skipped meals regularly.
3. I eat cereal with full fat milk DAILY.
4. I tried to get as much sleep as I could so my body was well rested.
5. I know this is NOT effective in swaying haha but made sure that I followed the Chinese calendar months recommendation that favors boy.
6. Avoided being too cold or too hot. Interestingly, the moths with highest "boy" rates are not too cold and not too hot.
As I mentioned, started my sway plan on November 6 and by December I had my BFP. But thankfully this was enough time for me. I'm beyond grateful!!!
Very happy for you xx
Thanks so much for sharing all this[emoji4].
Can I ask you few questions? Hope that’s ok.
About hubby cycling- Did he stop cycling for that month you both ttc or he continued as he was ? How often and long he cycles . Am asking this as my hubby also cycles about 4 days a week for 2 -2:30 hours a day.
About bd , how long was the abstain before your ttc on your ovulation day?
Ah I agree with dairy, I didn’t have much except some cheese with tuna/ jackeot potatoes plus tea for milk for my baby girl 2.
for my first girl i just had few spoonfuls of milk in my tea only and that’s too max 2 a day so my dairy conception was low for girl 1 and ok for girl 2 and still had girls so I don’t think no or low dairy sway boy. But i know for both I skipped bf a lot. [emoji16]
What serial did you eat for breakfast? Any special brand as there so many with diff ingredients and nuts in it. Are there any common recommendations? I am trying quaker oats but am really bad having serial for bf. Lol
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Thank you!!
My husband didn't stop cycling. He even did it on the week we TTC. On average, he does mountain cycling 2 times a week. I did research this and found that mounting cycling (and cycling in general) sways pink because it can be harsh on men "parts"... I do not know if this is particularly true... maybe atomic can debunk this.
We did not BD a week prior to the +OPK. I did not want to risk it because then we conceived our daughter, we BD all through my fertility window (before +OPK).
I really believe skipping breakfast and skipping meals in general does really sway pink. I tried to have breakfast every morning and snacking on nutrient-dense foods.
With cereal, I just made sure it was fortified with vitamins and minerals. Bran Flakes was a big one for me... with full fat milk and a banana. Then I made sure to snack on something with protein.
Sending blue dust your way :bluecheer:
:agree: another person here who had tons of dairy with boys and dropped it to get my girl!
Almond milk has been HEAVILY associated with sway opposites.
2under2 - yes , I have read in many articles about cycling and atomic also mentioned in one of my post. I discussed it with DH and we are planning to pause for some period. He cycles about 10 hours a week if i calculate the time (18miles up &down a day x 4 )
Thank you so much for reply and info.
Did you take any tabs / supplements , which one?
I know ph is probably not big factor but i wonder if you ever checked. I was thinking to add it but when I just checked during my fertile window, it was around 4-5 - Very low so i was wondering if ph really matter for a boy.
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Thanks atomic.Quote:
Originally Posted by atomic sagebrush
How about almond as snack? I like pistachio and almond and thought to add them in my morning cereal breakfast with full fat milk.
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Correct me if I am wrong... Almond and almond milk are nutritious and should sway boy.. But replacing it for dairy or full fat milk might sway pink...
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We had horrible results with almond milk. We had huge numbers of opposites in people drinking a lot of almond milk, probably because it has a lot of vegetable fat in it (vegetable fat sways pink) I no longer recommend drinking milk replacers in any but sparing amounts for blue.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bromedha
Dairy does NOT sway pink. I know they used to say that but the best study ever done on maternal diet showed that women who had the largest intake of nutrients across the board, including calcium and magnesium, had the most BOYS. I always drank tons of dairy and had 4 boys that way, and gave it up to get my girl. Full fat dairy has also been shown to boost fertility and things that improve fertility nearly always sway blue.
For blue sways, skip the milk replacers and drink only full fat dairy (or eat yogurt/cheese). If you really can't bring yourself to include dairy in your sway, that's up to you, but be sure you don't replace dairy with fake dairy that has tons of vegetable oil in them!!!
Nuts themselves are great blue friendly snacks. The almond milk replacers are almonds that are treated with chemicals and then blended with large amounts of vegetable oils. We have some pretty good evidence that high intake of vegetable oil sways pink, so when people have almond MILK they get too much of it. Regular almonds don't have that same problem.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jazmin
I got my 3rd and 4th boy regularly eating 1/2 cup of either walnuts or almonds every morning for breakfast for years.
I can't speak for the poster but when I got my 4th boy I was testing my pH all the time and it never went up out of the 4-5 pH range until I was already pregnant.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jazmin
ohhh great Congratulations..Quote:
Originally Posted by 2under2
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Atomic- that made me feel so much better. Thank you.. My PH is ssoo low regardless of my diet.
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I truly think we cannot know what pH even IS up where it counts. It's been shown that the uterus and tubes of ALL women make very alkaline fluid around ovulation to aid in conception so just know that no matter what you're testing, up inside it is higher (if pH even sways, which I seriously doubt!)Quote:
Originally Posted by Jazmin
It's great that your husband is on board to pause his cycling! Mine continued to mountain bike... but he does 5 hours a week TOPS.. not as many as your husband's.
I did take supplements in my swaying plan (methylfolate for my MTHFR mutation, omega3, vitamin D3, probiotics and prenatal multivitamin), but was not very regular with them. I tried to focus on getting the most nutrients in my diet as possible in food form.
When I conceived my girl, apart from not drinking ANY cow's milk and skipping breakfast, I had very little animal protein and added NO salt to food. This time around, I focused on eating enough animal protein (specially meat), adding reasonable amounts of salt, full fat milk/yogurt/cheeses, cereal, potatoes, and veggies. I think this AND the timing of intercourse played a BIG role in my blue sway.
I NEVER checked my pH though.
Atomic- thanks so much. Make sense. Xx
2under2
Thank you for sharing your sway details.
This time would have been perfect as he cannot cycle at all lol but I feel worried and stressed and thought not to hurry.
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Congratulations!!! You must be so thrilled.. I was doing Keto, was pescatarian prior to this so dropped cow's milk and switched to almond milk. However, I will swap to full fat cows milk and Bran flakes for breakfast, bananas, almonds in their natural form.
Please advice what else you ate, also did you take supplements.
I was under the assumption that BD on the day you Ovulate or the day after is recommended for a Boy Sway.
But, Atomic said that the Girl/X-sperm is slower but stronger VS. Boy/Y-sperm is faster but weaker has been debunked.
So I'm unsure when is best to BD for a Boy Sway based upon using OPK's strips, when I get a positive, Ovulate approx' 12-36hrs later.. when should I BD?
Thank you, and again congrats! I can't imagine being told at a scan that "It's a Boy" even thinking about it makes me emotional! I think I would pass out for a few! Then come around and think it's a prank!
I try to let people continue to use timing for blue sways if they want (even though yes, it's been proven that X sperm are not bigger/slow/strong and Y sperm are not small/weak/fast. Both X and Y sperm are roughly the same size, are equally long lived, and swim just as fast as each other) So if you believe in timing, what we do is this:
Wait for the positive OPK, then have attempt that night, again the next morning, and again the same night (so on the second day, have 2 attempts that day if possible). If your husband can manage, have one more attempt the following day, and then every other day for a few days. But it's really the three attempts in a row that counts.
If you don't believe in timing (many of us got opposites using timing, so it's easier for some people to give up on it) then have sex unprotected every 2-4 days when out of the fertile window (exposure to more sperm may help boost your fertility and make you more blue friendly) and then in addition to that, do the OPK and have the 3 attempts (night of pos OPK, again the next morning and again that same night). then have the attempt the following day, and every other day for a few days. This is very much how I and many others got our boys!!
Hey Atomic! So I’m not planning on using OPKs. I usually ovulated on CD 12. Sometimes 13, this has been confirmed by temps for months and months. When should my 3 attempts be? The night of CD 10 and twice on CD 11? Or?Quote:
Originally Posted by atomic sagebrush
3 blue 3 pink
Swaying blue in May!
In that case if you don't believe in timing I'd have you do one on the 10th, 2 on the 11th (morning and night) and one on the 12th. Then the 13th if at all possible, then go to every other day. (this is more than 3 attempts!)
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Hi Atomic,
What do you think about this?
About ovulation time for different kinds of lh graphs:
https://premom.com/blogs/how-to-use-...-gradual-onset
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It's interesting but the trouble is that none of us can tell what type of peak we are having. They make it sound like every individual has a certain type of peak and that's set in stone, but that is not the case and many of us switch back and forth all the different kinds and other manifestations as well. I think you guys should do what I said above which I will repost in the next post, as that will cover you regardless of what form your LH surge takes.
Wait for the positive OPK, then have attempt that night, again the next morning, and again the same night (so on the second day, have 2 attempts that day if possible). If your husband can manage, have one more attempt the following day, and then every other day for a few days. But it's really the three attempts in a row that counts.
If you don't believe in timing (many of us got opposites using timing, so it's easier for some people to give up on it) then have sex unprotected every 2-4 days when out of the fertile window (exposure to more sperm may help boost your fertility and make you more blue friendly) and then in addition to that, do the OPK and have the 3 attempts (night of pos OPK, again the next morning and again that same night), then have the attempt the following day, and every other day for a few days.
can you please explain more abit your attempts?
your first attempt was the night of you + OPK right?
did you get OPK+ in the morning of your first attempt?
when was your second attempt? morning or night of O day?
how many hours was between your first and second attempt?
for how many days had your husband stored his sperm for the first attempt?
Did you continue to use OPK even the day of O? if yes when they started getting lighter?